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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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